The Rise of the Christian Conservative Movement in 1988

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presidential campaigns candidates political parties role of media Iowa caucuses Iowa election presidential election election political career campaign election season partisan politics electoral event presidential nomination media attention rite of passage political leaders campaign staff Bob Dole George Bush George HW Bush Republican candidate Republican primary Ames Straw Poll Pat Robertson Christian conservative movement evangelical Christians evangelical voters
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History-Social Science
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The Rise of the Christian Conservative Movement in 1988

The emergence of the Christian Conservative movement and Iowans’ desire for change resulted in Vice President George Bush losing the 1988 Iowa Caucuses to Kansas Senator Robert Dole and televangelist-turned-politician Pat Robertson. This segment from Iowa Public Television’s Caucus Iowa: Journey to the Presidency documentary includes archival footage and contemporary interviews with politicians, campaign staff and journalists of the era.
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PBS Learning Media

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